KHS HASYTEC Dynamic Biofilm Protection
MACHINING & MACHINERY REDUCING DEPOSITS
KHS HASYTEC
KHS HASYTEC Dynamic Biofilm Protection
With ultrasound , deposits on bottle washing machines , for instance , can be clearly reduced , cleaning intervals lengthened and downtimes shortened – not to mention the savings in energy and resources . German mineral water bottling plant Staatlich Bad Meinberger has put this simple principle into practice – and is delighted with the results .
“ When it comes to sustainability and resource efficiency , we ’ re one of the pioneers ,” explains Robert Mühlenweg , technical and logistics plant manager for the beverage producer . “ Our colleagues in the sector thus like to come and see how we ’ re cutting down on our consumption of water and energy .” As an SME bottler it ’ s important to move with the times , he believes . And that ’ s not all : “ As we frequently push ourselves to the limit , we tend to be noticed in our branch of industry .” When he and his colleague Jannis Maas , the plant manager responsible for production and supply at BAD MEINBERGER , talk about cutting down on their carbon emissions , they mean genuine climate neutrality – and not mere compensation through the purchase of certificates . Their attitude and resulting success has earned them great trust and plenty of freedom among the managing directors . “ In order to further improve our various consumption values , we often try new things out and sometimes even dare to experiment .”
They began exploring one such new avenue with KHS in March 2022 – incidentally not for the first time , for the mineral water company enjoys a long technological partnership with the Dortmund systems supplier . The bottler has repeatedly acted as an extended workbench and pilot customer to the nearby machine and systems manufacturer , enabling new and further developments to be tested under real conditions and fine adjustments made where necessary .
From shipbuilding to the beverage industry
This time the technology isn ’ t new , however , but a procedure that ’ s been in use for many years in a completely different sector , namely shipbuilding , and is now being applied to the beverage industry . KHS HASYTEC Dynamic Biofilm Protection is a simple plug-and-produce product where ultrasonic transducers cause the liquid in certain components of the machine to gently vibrate . The system is currently available for both bottle washing machines and pasteurizers – whether for new machines or as a conversion for existing systems .
At BAD MEINBERGER Dynamic Biofilm Protection reduces deposits of biofilm , limestone and fibrous material from paper labels in the spray pipes on the KHS Innoclean
EE bottle washer , for example . In the past , without this system machinery often became clogged with deposits that required a considerable amount of effort to remove . “ The combination of paper and limestone in particular presented us with a real challenge ,” says Maas . “ Our colleagues often had to get to work with a chisel !”
Ultrasound not muscle power
It ’ s not just the time-consuming physical labor that ’ s hard work when it comes to cleaning machine parts . In the peak season especially , with the plant running at full capacity , finding an appropriate slot for cleaning often proves something of a headache . “ Before we installed the ultrasonic converter , the level of calcification on the machine had to be checked at the latest every two months and the machine then descaled and partly dismantled in order to remove the deposits formed . This took up an entire day that had to be blocked off in the production schedule or moved to a weekend . And even if the team is basically motivated to put
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